The Electric Railway Chambers is one of Manitoba's finest buildings, an exquisite example of the Sullivanesque Chicago Style, a style characterized by its height, steel frame construction and abundant ornamentation, and which came to symbolize the wealth and sophistication of cities across North America. Designed by Charles Frost of Chicago and supervising Winnipeg architects Pratt and Ross, the terra cotta-clad building was erected as the corporate head office of the Winnipeg Electric Railway Co., a regional force from 1892 until 1953 in the lucrative business of providing power and streetcar service. The Chambers holds a strategic and highly visible location in the Exchange District, a nationally recognized collection of more than 100 buildings recalling Winnipeg's major position as a Canadian centre of finance and trade in the early twentieth century. The building also has a very high level of architectural integrity in its exterior facades, intact office spaces and main public spaces.
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